SOS: September 2018

Happy Birthday.


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Happy Birthday Jan.

 

Goin down like this for Friday:

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash (Energy)in shower
shave-Rise Super Foam
razor-Dorco #4
A.S. Mennen Skin-Bracer

 

Got the first use of my New Improved today, from my Bostonian set. It was GORGEOUS.

Great weight, lovely solid feel and it seems to bend the blade in the head so the angle of attack is slightly different to my others razors. A joy to use and a perfect BBS shave in 3 passes.

Have a great evening.

 

Pre-shave: Black Walnut Oil
Razor: iKon "El Jefe" Head with Black Tie Razor Co. Model 30S Stainless Handle
Blade: Kai Captain Sharpblade
Brush: Rubberset 400 with PAA Switchback Top Cap loaded with Maggard 26mm Black & White Synthetic
Soap: Taconic "Urban Woods" Shave Cream
Aftershave: T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel followed by Bootlegger's Bay Rum and PAA "Atomic Age Bay Rum"

-- Sammy

 

Very nice photo. Razor looks great.

 

Good picture Sammy.

 

September 21, 2018
OneBlade Genesis V2
Modified Gem PTFE
SOC Mistura Taj
L’Occitane Cade
Soap and Balm

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Love the G8 - scored a Unused one - still had the dummy blade and directions, but the case had a cracked hinge - you got a perfect one - the G8 is my favorite G handle

 

This is a favorite of mine. Super smooth 2 pass shave, with BBS results. Excellent Razor. Zero issues.


Razor- Wade & Butcher. "Bow Razor"
Brush- RazoRock 400 with WD High Mountain Badger
Soap- Arko/Sandalwood
Aftershave- Osage Rub

 

SEptember 20, 2018

GEM Contour & GEM SS ptfe #2
RR 24mm Plissoft
WSP Barbershop Formula T
Thayers Medicated W/H Astringent
M&R Rose water tonic
Nivea Fresh Active A/S lotion

Late night shave and a good one.
Great evening and shaves to one and all Gents...
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My favorite G handle also, good grip.

 

21 September 2018

* Weber DLC + Stork Ex Brass
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* WSP Original 2-Band + Oscar11 Aquamarine C7
* Grooming Dept After The Fire
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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The Art of Shaving | Kingsman
Leo Frilot Tru-Stone Copper Matrix | AP Shave Co. SynBad 30mm
The New Improved Schick Injector Razor | Personna 74
Chatillon Lux Parfums | Santal Auster

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SEptember is a Stirling month!

September 20
Razor - 1912 Gem
Blade (7)
Soap - Stirling Ozark Mountain
Brush - Stirling Two Banded Synthetic
Finish - Alum

Getting this taken care of well before the time change tonight. It's Thursday, my day off, and the day I shave my head as well as my usual. Head shave was the Merkur 23c, VDH Deluxe soap and boar brush and an Astra SP blade. It was a perfect shave, no issues, and a nice start to the process.

Regular shave tonight featured the 7th day for the Treet carbon blade. Stirling Ozark Mountain for the lather win. The blade is finally showing a sign or two of its age as it wasn't quite as effective tonight. Still very smooth and noisy but just didn't quite give me the baby tonight. Still, a high DFS is perfectly fine. No worries at all. The blade went into the bin after the shave and I'll figure out tomorrow what setup to move to. I've really had a great run with the 1914 and 1912 with the Treet blades. I am thinking of moving to a Schick but the Gems have my attention.

I ordered some supplies from Stirling today. Got my full tub of Sheep and Iced Pineapple coming along with a few more samples. Should be good stuff! Tonight's picture is brought to you by my new laptop and photo-editing app. I feel like I've stepped a bit deeper into the 21st century. One strange quirk about the Chromebook - there is no "delete" key on the keyboard. I puzzled at that a bit, knowing that "backspace" can do the same thing but it seems wrong not to have the "delete" key. What if I have to "Ctrl-Alt-Delete" to reboot.......oh.......yeah.......that's a Windows thing. It's the small differences like that one that will drive me slightly insane for a few days.

Friday is next!! Weekend is close!!!

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Thanks!

 

Bath Soap - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "Big Shave East"

Razor - Edwin Jagger "Kelvin"
Blade - Gillette Platinum *10th Shave
Shave Brush - Vigshaving Nylon Synthetic
Shave Soap - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "Big Shave East"
Aftershave - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "Big Shave East"
Deodorant - My Pit Butter "Orange"
Fragrance - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "Big Shave East" EDP

***EDIT - Whoa. This was a really great shave. Comfortable during and after. Close. Smooth. No weepers. No cuts. No irritation. 3-passes then clean up. I went in only wanting one little pass, but it turned out so comfy that I had to have more passes. 10 out of 10 this morning.

 

Little late posting yesterday's shave
Wolfman Razors SS Guerrilla / Derby Premium / H.L. Thater 2018 Olive Wood SE / The Shaving Soap Club Hédonisme

Blade performed much better with this soap, performed as one would expect.

 

Thank you very much

 

Razor: Portland Razor Company Hydra
Brush: Whipped Dog 30mm HMW Badger
Soap: Captain’s Choice North
A/S: Derby City Shave Tonic

Enjoy your shave!
Tom